ANAHEIM A billboard located within a block of Dale Junior High promoting a network of medical marijuana dispensaries will be removed, officials with a billboard company said today. It's the second time in three weeks officials with Lamar Advertising... Full Story »
SANTA ANA – An unlicensed drunken driver faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted today of killing another motorist in a high-speed crash, county prosecutors said. Kenneth John McNair, 22, of Downey, was found guilty by a jury of one... Full Story »
Five Dana Point medical marijuana dispensaries don't have to hand over company records, including financials and client names, to the city until after an appeals court reviews the dispensaries' request to halt the subpoena order, according to an... Full Story »
The county Department of Education announced today that the guidelines for providing free and reduced-price meals for students served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program will remain unchanged for the 2010-11 year. The... Full Story »
ANAHEIM Radio hosts John and Ken came to Orange County today and launched what they call their crusade to end oversized governmental leadership and turn the state Legislature into a part-time job. They want to reduce Assembly members and Senators pay... Full Story »
Defaults on loans range from $6,486 to $2.1 million. Full Story »
LADERA RANCH – Sally Eklund – whose husband Bjorn Christer Eklund died in September – is holding a fundraiser to benefit the college funds of the couple's two children, Jake, 7, and Abby, 4. The fundraiser at three Baja Fresh locations on Dec.... Full Story »
TUSTIN - The man suspected of robbing a Tustin bank before the dye pack exploded, sending money flying around the street, is now wanted by the FBI and the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The two groups make up the Bank Robbery Apprehension Team,... Full Story »
Joni O’Neill spent almost five hours at the White House today and the Mission Viejo florist said it was the “opportunity of a lifetime.” Full Story »
Readers asked questions, and Time Warner Cable’s local presidents responded. Mostly. Back in October, I told readers that Time Warner was letting me meet Deborah “Debi” Picciolo, president of residential services for the West Region, and... Full Story »
ANAHEIM — A 9-year-old Anaheim boy riding his red bicycle home from school was hit and killed by a Ford F-250 pickup truck this afternoon. It appears to have been nothing more than a tragic accident, authorities said. Police and paramedics were... Full Story »
ORANGE – Two horses were killed instantly Wednesday night when the driver of a pickup struck the animals along Santiago Canyon Road in what authorities are calling a tragic accident.At about 8:35 p.m., a 2002 GMC pickup was traveling west on... Full Story »
The environmental group CalPIRG is once again offering a tour of UC Irvine’s student center — loaded with “green” features that save energy and reduce reliance on natural resources. Full Story »
Elected officials have it good. When they’re in office, they’ve got power, prestige and a whole host of people fighting for just a minute of their time. When they retire, they can go into business as a lobbyist or work for some big, wealthy... Full Story »
Who’s got the pricing right? We’ve seen lately wide variance in trends from various price trackers of the Orange Country housing market! Full Story »
The census season is once again upon us — the bird census, that is. And Orange County’s birders need your help. Full Story »
Three surfing bros - the Gudauskas brothers - are going to be battling it out at the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing later today, the first time they've competed against each other in a heat since high school. Full Story »
HUNTINGTON BEACH – A Lakewood resident who was allegedly driving under the influence hit a police car that was stopped to help a stranded motorist on Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach police officials said. Two police officers were assisting... Full Story »
BREA The Brea Olinda Unified School District Board of Education on Monday will consider approving a tentative list of layoffs and reductions to be implemented in the 2010-11 school year. The cuts are needed to resolve a projected two-year $2 million... Full Story »
Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped Wednesday from the Taft Community Correctional Facility in the Central Valley.Rogelio Pedroza Sosa, 37, was missing during the 9:15 p.m. count, said state Corrections Department spokeswoman Terry... Full Story »
Old English tiles, butler's pantry and mudroom all part of home built last year. Full Story »
Lumexis Corp., a Costa Mesa manufacturer of in-flight entertainment systems, has received $15 million from private equity fund manager Perseus, L.L.C. in Washington D.C. Full Story »
Workers laid off in December who are supposed to be eligible for the 65% COBRA health insurance subsidy may get caught by a technicality that will prevent them from getting it. Full Story »
COSTA MESA – The city is seeking $902.71 in private donations to install the national motto in the City Council chambers. "In God We Trust," made of cast metal bronze and 3 inches high, will be displayed on the wall behind the dais. On Nov. 17,... Full Story »
A massage artist has been charged with one misdemeanor count of sexual assault, but investigators are looking for other patrons who may have been touched inappropriately by the 37-year-old man, authorities said today. Joshua Lewis, of Mission Viejo,... Full Story »
A young boy looks at a model of a dinosaur on display in Bonn, Germany. AFP/DDP/Lennart Preiss
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